Returning to Gettysburg

Welcome back from your global studies! We are eager to see you and hear about your extraordinary experiences, so be sure to stop by our office for a visit.

Adjusting to life back at home presents a unique set of opportunities and challenges. Don't sit in your room glued to your favorite social networking site. Instead get involved in the international aspects of the Gettysburg campus and community. You and over a hundred of your peers were off campus last semester so be proactive about your re-entry. Here are some tips and resources:

Things you can do with CGE:

We are always here to chat, look at photos, or brain storm about ways to go abroad again!

Photo Contest:

Do you have a picture from your global study experience this past semester that can win our photo contest? The CGE invites you to submit your favorite photos to us.Photos will be judged by a team of "experts" made up of Gettysburg Faculty, Students and Administrators. The winners will be announced at a Photo Contest Reception in the Commons Cafe where all photos will be on display. All photo entries will have their pictures featured on the CGE website.Winners will receive a prize!

Global Leaders of Gettysburg College:

A collaborative initiative between CGE, The Garthwait Leadership Center and Residence Life, the Global Leaders of Gettysburg College Initiative empowers students who have studied globally to infuse their international experiences into their campus life & future endeavors through mentorship, activism and scholarship.

Helping you adjust to life back at Gettysburg:

Try to make sense of your time off campus. Find some insight into your experiences and apply your newly found cross-cultural skills and perspectives.

Top 10 Re-Entry Challenges: Feeling blue and out of sorts when coming back home? It's normal! Re-acclimating yourself can be a tough challenge. Read the top 10 re-entry problems faced by students today and reassure yourself that you're not the only one feeling this way.

What's up with Culture : Material developed to support and enhance a student's ability to make successful cultural adjustments both before going overseas and upon returning home from global study.

Do you want to study, intern, or work abroad in the future?

Study Globally AgainSo you've gone once and want to go back? It's possible! Students may study globally up to the Fall semester of their Senior year or even as a post-graduates. Please contact your CGE advisor for further information.

Abroad ViewFor more information on working in a field related to your international experience, check out Abroad View, an online resource designed with students in mind. The website provides information on fellowships and careers, ways to act as a global citizen, and updates on world news and current events.

MOST Importantly, BE PATIENT

Allow yourself time to adjust. If you aren't feeling different, then you have missed the whole point of going. These changes mean that you have been challenged with finding a way to incorporate the new things that you care about into your choices at Gettysburg College and into the rest of your life. Many people don't know that our Counseling Center is full of people who have had significant international experiences. Any student can schedule an appointment to meet with an advisor there by calling x6960.